Be Bop and Beyond 18th and Vine Live Jazz and Walking Tour

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Be Bop and Beyond 18th and Vine Live Jazz and Walking Tour

2 Adults x $35.00

$70.00

Approx Total

$70.00

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Live Jazz
Professional Guide

food and drink

Overview

Known for jazz, 18th and Vine was the focal point of black life in the Heart of America during era of Jim Crow Segregation and the origin of Kansas City's cultural identity. Tour includes live jazz and has African American perspective of history one generation removed from the Civil Rights Movement. The featured tour guide Historian, Erik Stafford, was born and raised in Kansas City, heart and soul of America

Meeting points

Underneath the Blue Room sign on 18th and Vine

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Mutual Musicians Foundation

Listed as a national historic landmark, this location is where Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie first played for each other. Together they created a new genre of music known as Be Bop. The music filled the ears of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Adam Clayton and Amiri Baraka as they were planning boycotts and protest against police brutality. The sound ushered in the Civil Rights Movement.

30 minutes
Kansas City

Birthplace of the Negro Leagues

30 minutes
The Blue Room

Live jazz is featured at the venue located inside the American Jazz Museum

30 minutes

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Free Cancellation

May 01100% refund

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Great Missouri Tour

Published on Nov, 2024

Amazing. Knowledgeable tour guide. Great sites! The jazz museum should hire him! Apparently had a good book as well he should tout more!

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